Protective Effect of Tragopogon Graminifolius DC Against Ethanol Induced Gastric Ulcer
Author(s) -
Mohammad Hosein Farzaei,
Mozafar Khazaei,
Zahra Abbasabadei,
Maryam Feyzmahdavi,
Gholamreza Mohseni
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.7845
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcer index , traditional medicine , ethanol , toxicity , herb , gastroenterology , kowsar , stomach , gastric mucosa , medicinal herbs , biology , biochemistry
Gastric ulcer is a serious digestive system problem and affects 5% to 10% of people during their life. Chemical antigastric ulcer drugs have side effect, cannot prevent recurrence of ulcer and also show drug interaction with many other medicaments. Tragopogon graminifolius DC.(TG) is a herb which is widely used in the west of Iran and traditionally consumed for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. TG was introduced as one of the most beneficial plants for digestive ulcer in Iranian traditional medicine.
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